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Patented dan. l, 1924i.

PQNT @WEL JOSEPH P.. CASPARY, 0F MILW'AUKEE, WISCONSIN.

SEWING STAND.

Application led September v25, 1922. Serial No. 590,556.

T0 all whom z't may concern;

Beit known that I, JOSEPH P. CAsrARY, a citizen of thenited States, residing at li/lilwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of lVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Sewing Stands, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to sewing stands, and has for its object to lprovide a stand of this character which may be readily folded and placed in a small space when not in use. l

lt is also an object of the invention to provide a stand of this character having movable sections which'may be adjusted to various angles when in vuse to occupy various spaces and to permit the various portions of the stand to be reached.

lt is a further object of the invention to provide a device of this character embodying a plurality of frames, the covering of certain of the frames serving as portions of a pocket, one of said frames permitting the remaining frames to beposi-tioned at various angles without danger of the stand fallmg. Y

lt is a still further obj ect of the invention to provide a device of this character including end sections and an intermediate section, the intermediate section being provided with means for supporting spools and wherein the end sections are adapted to be folded upon the intermediate section and to receive a portion of the spools carried by the intermediate section.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe improved construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more particularly described, fully claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a sewing stand constructed in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is an end elevation of the structure shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view of the stand in its folded position.

VReferring to the drawings, 5 designates an intermediate section or frame, said frame including longitudinal supporting members 6 and 7 and end members 8 and 9. The upper end member 9 is provided with a plurality of hooks l0 adapted to receive scissors, shears and like implements for sew-- ing. The lower end member 8 is provided with a plurality of pins 11 adapted to receive spools of cotton or balls of yarn, etc. Disposed between the end members 8 and 9 are spool holding members 12 and 13, each of said members being provided with pins 14 and 15 which serve the same purpose as the pins 11. The member 13, how-- ever, is disposed a considerable distance below the end member 9 so as toV prevent interference with the spools carried by the member 13 and the shears carriedfby the member 9. The frame 5 is not provided with a covering so as to permit the sides of large spools and balls of yarn to project beyond the members 6 and 7.

In connection with the intermediate member 5, end frames 16 and 17 are provided, each of said frames comprising side supporting members 18 and 19 and end mem` bers 2O and 21. Stretched over the outer face of each of the frames 16 and 17 is a sheet of fabric 22 which forms the outer wall of the frame, the edgesof said fabric being protected by strips 23.

The inner face of each of the frames 16 and 17 has a strip of fabric 24 secured to the end member 21 and to portions of the side supporting members 18 and 19, said strip terminating at the central portion of the frame. Each of the strips 24 is relatively loose so as tocoact with the adjacent sheet of fabric 22 to provide a pocket capable of receiving heavy objects if desired, as the bottom of the pocket is substantially supported by the end member 21 of the frame. At the same time these pockets are of such a. character that they can be disposed in a compact form when the stand is' not in use.

ln assembling the frame a supporting member 19 of the section 17 is hinged to one side face of the supporting member 7 of the intermediate section. The supporting member 18 of the section 16 is hinged to the opposite face of the supporting member 7 of the intermediate section so that the intermediate section is normally disposed between the end sections. This also permits both the end sections and the intermediate section to be folded in parallel planes and to substantially coincide with each other to provide a compact article.

The strips of fabric 24 which cooperate with the sheets of fabric 22 to provide pockets, substantially serve as retaining means for the spools and balls of material carried by the members 8, l2 and 18 in view of the 'fact that said strips of material are urged into engagement with the balls and spools thus preventing movement to a large extent of the spools and balls on the *support and consequently prevents disengagement of the spools andballs from the intermediate section, In view of this there is no danger of the article dropping `from the stand when it is being moved from place to place.

By hinging the end frames to the intermediate frames, it is possible to extend the end frames substantially in alignmentwith each other so as to permit the pockets vin said frames to be readily reached without interference with the intermediate section. The intermediate section, of course, when the end frames are disposed in alignment, is extended at right angles to said frames. The intermediate section, as previously stated, is not provided with any fabric so Vthat any quantity oi spools may be supported by the members l2, 13 and 8. lhese spools need not correspond in thickness tothe thickness of the frame, as the fabric sheets 22 of each( end frame substantially cooperate with each other to provide a compartment for the reception oi the projecting portions of the spools carried by the intermediate section when the stand is in its folded position. By this means when the stand is foldedr there is nothing to cause the tabric sheets 22 to protrude beyond their frames.

From the foregoing it will be readily seen that this invention provides a novel form of sewing stand capable of being readily extended to suit the spacein which it is placed and also capable oit being Jfolded into a come pact form. In addition to this it is provided with means for not only carrying material, but all the necessary articles and-implements used in sewing. lt may also be used if necessary as a lire screen, so that its utility is unlimited.

What is claimed is l. A stand of the character described comprising an intermediate frame, means within said frame for supporting spools and balls of material used in sewing, a pair of end frames hinged upon opposite sides of one edge of said intermediate frame 'for horizontal swingingmovement, all of said frames-being of the same size whereby to lie together in registration when folded, and a flexible pocket'o'n the inside of each end frame adapted to contain material and arti-- Zontal swinging movement, said end frames.

having their outer sides covered and their inner sides equipped with Ipocket-s, the material oi" the pockets being flexible wherebyl to accommodate the Aspools and balls of material when the frames are swung, together in registering position. i

3. A sewing stand of the character `described comprising an intermediate frame, laterally extending members carried by said iframe and 'adapted to support spools an'd` balls of material, end frames having their corresponding side members hinged to the corresponding side member oi' the intermediate frame and adapted to be moved atj various angles relative to the intermediate frame and each other, the outer'face of eachV of theend frames havingl a fabric covering,

the inner tace of'saidl end frames having a length of fabric cooperating with the outer.. covering to provide a pocliedsaidlouter cov-V ering of each trame, and the pockets.substanfk tially coacting tol prevent disengagement. of

the spoolsand balls of material from the.

stand.

In testimony whereof Ihereunto aliix my signature. y

JOSEPH P. CASPARY." v 

